--- Astrida Schaeffer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This is just an educated guess, but if you're wearing a corset and
> petticoats and skirts it's a lot easier to take care of business without
> having to pull anything down.

There you go again, putting a modern spin on history. You're assuming that
people went to the bathroom back then. ;)

But seriously, take a look at "The History of Underclothes" by the Cunningtons.
More about period drawers than you ever wanted to know.

Deb

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